0.44% increase in February CPI
21/03/2022
(binhthuan.gov.vn) Petrol
prices increase according to world fuel prices; Increased prices of food, beverages
and transportation services during the Lunar New Year were the main reasons for
the consumer price index (CPI) in February 2022 to increase by 0.44% over the
previous month.
According to the
Provincial Statistics Office, CPI in February increased by 0.44% over the previous
month, 0.80% compared to December last year, 2.81% compared to the same month
last year, the average of the first 2 months of the year increased by 3.49%
over the same period last year.
Compared to the
previous month, in 11 groups of main consumer goods and services, there were 08
groups of goods with increased price: Traffic increased by 2.51%; Beverages and
tobacco increased by 0.41%; Housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction
materials increased by 0.35%; Other goods and services increased by 0.28%; Food
and catering services increased by 0.27%; Culture, entertainment and tourism
increased by 0.21%; Garment and footwear increased by 0.13%; Appliances and
household appliances increased by 0.10%. There were 03 stable commodity groups:
medicine and medical services; postal and telecommunications; education.
The factors that
increased CPI in the first 2 months of the year were the increase in gasoline
prices, the domestic gasoline price increased by 45.3% on the average over the
same period last year. Domestic gas prices fluctuated according to world gas
prices, increased by 18.64% over the same period last year. The increase in the
price of input materials caused the price of housing maintenance materials to
increase by 7.77%. February coincides with the Lunar New Year which has caused
an increase in the group of food and beverage services./.
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